Bangladesh air force plane crash kills 19 in Dhaka college campus
The incident took place at Milestone School and College in Uttara, a northern district of Dhaka. The military confirmed the aircraft involved was an F-7 BGI training jet that had taken off at 1:06 PM local time.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as the plane crashed into the building, causing a massive fire and thick smoke. 'I heard an explosion and turned to see only fire and smoke,' said Masud Tarik, a teacher at the school.
Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze as emergency teams pulled victims from the wreckage. Hospital officials confirmed a third-grade student was among the dead, with others suffering severe burns.
Bangladesh's interim government leader Muhammad Yunus pledged a full investigation and support for victims. 'The loss is irreparable,' he said.
The crash follows another aviation tragedy last month in India, where an Air India flight crashed into a medical college, killing 260 people. - Reuters
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